The Black Walnut Festival Pageant will be a one day competition. It will include Black Walnut Festival Queen and Teen Queen. If interested, please contact Annette Caldwell-Claypool at 304-532-6983 or the festival office at 304-927-5616 to get your name on the list for an official entry form, which you may download from the Black Walnut Festival website (www.wvblackwalnutfestival.org) or one will be mailed to you. Information regarding the day will be given once the applications are received.

Age Requirements: Queen Contestants must be 16 years of age by January 1, 2018 and must not have reached their 22nd birthday BEFORE January 1, 2018. Teen Queen Contestants must be 13 by January 1, 2017 and no older than 15 by December 31, 2017.

Photograph: 5X7 head shot only (no glamour shots); Send head shot with entry.

Entry Deadline: Post mark by March 10th

Prize Package: The Queen of the Black Walnut Festival will win a crown, gift package, sash, flowers, crown pin, trophy, scholarship money of $1500.00 and will be given an all expense paid trip to compete in the WV Association of Fairs and Festivals in Charleston. The runners-up to the Queen will also receive a money package. 1st Runner-up $250.00, 2nd Runner-up $200.00, Third Runner-up $150.00 and 4th Runner-up $100.00. Money will be received after the completion of Queen’s Coronation and BWF Parade.

The Teen Queen of the Black Walnut Festival will win a crown, sash, flowers, gift package, two tickets to WV Fairs and Festivals Pageant (two day tickets), and $300.00.

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All day Friday, October 9, 2015, in the lot across from Green Leaf Market on West Main Street in Spencer - WV Department of Agriculture will have a Walnut Huller set up and available to purchase any black walnuts you have collected!

To sell your black walnuts to the Walnut Huller, you must bring a minimum of 25 pounds. The WV Department of Agriculture will purchase the walnuts (with hulls still around the nut) at a price of $0.50 cents per pound, and will accept only 6,000 pounds, so come early Friday!

Then, on Saturday, October 10, 2015, come watch the walnuts be hulled prior to the Grand Parade at noon!

The 63rd West Virginia Black Walnut Festival Food Court has filled all its space! Unfortunately, we cannot accept any more applications for the Food Court. If you have any questions, please contact Courtney at 304.927.5616

Furthest Travelled (coming from Charlotte, NC) Matt Williams with his 1998 Jeep WranglerBest 4x4 Jim and Jody Young with their 1984 GMCBest Truck Phil Shiflet with his 1979 F100Queen's Choice John Wilson with his 1969 Dodge ChargerMayor's Choice Irvin Walker with his 1920 Model T FordBest of Show Bud Blosser with his 1978 Trans Am

The Black Walnut Festival Pageant will be a one day competition. It will include Black Walnut Festival Queen and Teen Queen. If interested, please contact Annette Caldwell-Claypool at 304-532-6983 or the festival office at 304-927-5616 to get your name on the list for an official entry form, which you may download from the Black Walnut Festival website (www.wvblackwalnutfestival.org) or one will be mailed to you. Information regarding the day will be given once the applications are received.

Age Requirements: Queen Contestants must be 16 years of age by January 1, 2016 and must not have reached their 22nd birthday BEFORE January 1, 2016. Teen Queen Contestants must be 13 by January 1, 2015 and no older than 15 by December 31, 2015.

Photograph: 5X7 head shot only (no glamour shots); Send head shot with entry.

Entry Deadline: Post mark by April 10th

Prize Package: The Queen of the Black Walnut Festival will win a crown, gift package, sash, flowers, crown pin, trophy, scholarship money of $1500.00 and will be given an all expense paid trip to compete in the WV Association of Fairs and Festivals in Charleston. The runners-up to the Queen will also receive a money package. 1st Runner-up $500.00, 2nd Runner-up $250.00, Third Runner-up $200.00 and 4th Runner-up $150.00. Money will be received after the completion of Queen’s Coronation and BWF Parade.

The Teen Queen of the Black Walnut Festival will win a crown, sash, flowers, gift package, two tickets to WV Fairs and Festivals Pageant (two day tickets), and $300.00.

Special Interests, Activities or Honors: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________